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america. and the conclusion of the study is that when you get a gross debt above 90% of gdp, your future economic prospects are compromised. there are reduced. there are reduced substantially. that is why this matters. i believe the only way we are going to solve the nation goes a long term fiscal imbalances by a long-term debt reduction planned. the proposal would reduce the does -- debt over the next decade. it would get it stabilized and brought down as a share of gdp so we would be in a position to handle future shocks that none of us can anticipate. i believe the plan at the commission plan should include entitlement changes, tax reform that simplifies the tax code, lowers rates, and raises revenue. the commission plan provided such a budget approach. the savings come from non discretionary, mandatory spending, and revenue. it is worth emphasizing that savings from social security reforms are used only -- and i emphasize "only," not for deficit reduction. if there is one message i'd like
america. and the conclusion of the study is that when you get a gross debt above 90% of gdp, your future economic prospects are compromised. there are reduced. there are reduced substantially. that is why this matters. i believe the only way we are going to solve the nation goes a long term fiscal imbalances by a long-term debt reduction planned. the proposal would reduce the does -- debt over the next decade. it would get it stabilized and brought down as a share of gdp so we would be in a...
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does this america look like? and i believe the best country is to create prosperity through a system that allows individuals to work and agree and create jobs. at home. a lot of system that's full of government spending, government waste, government bureaucracy, government taxation, government regulation. i don't think that's the america we want to build. and so the idea that we want to go home and attack folks and raise taxes and send more money to washington, that's just not going to fix the problem. and i believe we can get there as long as we work together. >> we are out of time. i know you've already returned to your alma mater to talk to students there about life in washington. can you give our c-span viewers here who watch the congress your overriding impression of what it's like to be in the house after your first two months here? >> guest: well, it's -- it's an amazing experience. the problems that we're facing are very challenging. but we have a new group of folks that are very optimistic. like i said t
does this america look like? and i believe the best country is to create prosperity through a system that allows individuals to work and agree and create jobs. at home. a lot of system that's full of government spending, government waste, government bureaucracy, government taxation, government regulation. i don't think that's the america we want to build. and so the idea that we want to go home and attack folks and raise taxes and send more money to washington, that's just not going to fix the...
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i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america and the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home-grown terrorists. he is in prison now for 30 years. it was the right thing to do. the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. you excellently answered them, but as a freshman congressman, i think sometimes we fail to ask this question of you. doctor, i would like to present this to you and the other gentleman can respond if we have time. what do you expect from us? from congress? what should we be doing to promote the fact that this is not about a religion because i have many friends who are muslims and they love this country as much as any of us do. what you expect from us? >> thank you, congressman. i hope and pray that you develop the political will to deal with this problem. that we separate all of the theatrics and concern with vitriol and get to help to solve the problem. our enemies use the language that someone articulate as offensive. as a muslim, i do not find it offe
i want to thank you for your courage to stand up as americans in america before america and the world and tell the truth. as a united states attorney, i prosecuted a home-grown terrorists. he is in prison now for 30 years. it was the right thing to do. the questions that were asked today were well thought out and professionally asked. you excellently answered them, but as a freshman congressman, i think sometimes we fail to ask this question of you. doctor, i would like to present this to you...
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we have also reaffirmed our commitment to end hunger in america in 2015. as many of you know, this is women's history month. we were just talking about this before we came in, and just last week, the obama administration released a new report called "women in america, and it's the first report on the status of women since the commission of the status of women established by president kennedy and shared by elenor roosevelt in 1963, and i said it's time for another one, and we did one last week. [applause] we had a lot to say. the president understands the issues facing women today are not just women's issues, but issues for the entire family. the president's commitment to women was shaped by growing up watching his single mother who often had to struggle to make ends meet trying to balance the demands of a very busy career with the needs of her children. his grandmother who also helped to raise him hit a glass ceiling while working at the bank, and his president supported the first lady throughout her career, and he is looking forward to watching his two da
we have also reaffirmed our commitment to end hunger in america in 2015. as many of you know, this is women's history month. we were just talking about this before we came in, and just last week, the obama administration released a new report called "women in america, and it's the first report on the status of women since the commission of the status of women established by president kennedy and shared by elenor roosevelt in 1963, and i said it's time for another one, and we did one last...
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we had conferences for all the south america, central america and mexico canada and the united states. bringing mayors together talking about the same issues how we can work together in best practices. our global forum. we have over 28 sister cities. historically based on immigration. that was historical the wave of germans and swedes and the way eastern europeans and in turn the wave of chinese and mexicans. we had different way so historically sister cities and now we are doing business sister cities and relationship of not just our city but the metropolitan area. the relationship and how important that fits into this whole global vision for chicago in the region which is really important. revisiting china -- i will be visiting china very shortly for an almost two weeks of visiting about six or seven cities. for tourism to come to chicago and for the business community of china to make chicago the area for the center of operation, to say that we'd want to be the gateway of china in chicago in the region. we want to be the friendliest city for the chinese community and those that are
we had conferences for all the south america, central america and mexico canada and the united states. bringing mayors together talking about the same issues how we can work together in best practices. our global forum. we have over 28 sister cities. historically based on immigration. that was historical the wave of germans and swedes and the way eastern europeans and in turn the wave of chinese and mexicans. we had different way so historically sister cities and now we are doing business...
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time i wanted in there and put my name on it, and i felt like, you know, afterall, it was a time in america's history where the american people should understand what's going on in the house and senate. you can argue whether or not it's a good idea, but i think it was the right thing to do. i never liked secret holes. i like holes, but not secret holes. i tried several times to try to get a grip or secret holings. all remember now the hole is a huge problem for the leader in both parts because you have these secret holes coming down out of the rafters and stopping a bill, and quite often majority leader would be trying to move the bill, and then not only were they secrets, they got what i hated the most, rolling holes which is one side determining which senator was holding it, and i went to talk to him or her, and he said, oh, no, no, i'm not holding it, and then, boom, another hole dropped on it. i felt there needed to be reform there. there's no question that the difficulty in getting people to accept nominations to executive positions and difficulty you go through and the confirmation, len
time i wanted in there and put my name on it, and i felt like, you know, afterall, it was a time in america's history where the american people should understand what's going on in the house and senate. you can argue whether or not it's a good idea, but i think it was the right thing to do. i never liked secret holes. i like holes, but not secret holes. i tried several times to try to get a grip or secret holings. all remember now the hole is a huge problem for the leader in both parts because...
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what we want from america is quite clear. we told them, we told them, and we told the u.n., after gaddafi we are able to have and build a new libya. a democratic, free, moderate, modern. all of us are muslims, all of us sunnis.'s -- are we have no factions in libya. we are oblivion's, 100%. we are patriots. -- we are libyans, 100%. we fought against the italians, the sacrifice is quite clear. we are proud of them. there is no difference between us. there is no tribalism in libya, we are one tribe, the tribe of libya. [applause] >> after the liberation of the cities in libya, most of the cities have established civilian governing bodies. these civilian governing bodies are made up of lawyers, judges, the use of the movement you -- youth of the movement. they have done a better job and the people have seen the difference. what we see in the western press, people do not know what is going on in libya. they speak of things that are very alien. there is no civil war because there are no civilians fighting each other. there are the
what we want from america is quite clear. we told them, we told them, and we told the u.n., after gaddafi we are able to have and build a new libya. a democratic, free, moderate, modern. all of us are muslims, all of us sunnis.'s -- are we have no factions in libya. we are oblivion's, 100%. we are patriots. -- we are libyans, 100%. we fought against the italians, the sacrifice is quite clear. we are proud of them. there is no difference between us. there is no tribalism in libya, we are one...
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that was demonstrated for all of america to see. we are also in the process of making sure that washington begins to do what every american family and small businessperson is having to do right now. it's called tightening the belt. it's called trying to learn how to do more with less. . and inherently what that means is we got to start prioritizing the things that are important to the american people. the problem is we've seen n.p.r. and its programming often veer far from what most americans would like to see as far as the expenditure of their taxpayer dollars. that's the bottom line. nobody's on a rampage. nobody is trying to say that we don't like n.p.r. for n.p.r.'s sake. we've seen how they spend their money. it's time to prioritize. it's time to reflect the common sense of the american people, and that's why the bill takes the form that it does. it says that we've got to go, number one, listen to the executives at n.p.r. that says they don't need taxpayer funding. well, listen, we are all about looking for ways to cut right no
that was demonstrated for all of america to see. we are also in the process of making sure that washington begins to do what every american family and small businessperson is having to do right now. it's called tightening the belt. it's called trying to learn how to do more with less. . and inherently what that means is we got to start prioritizing the things that are important to the american people. the problem is we've seen n.p.r. and its programming often veer far from what most americans...